Stars, Moon, Sun, Arrow, ?, Fabulous Antique Heavily Decorated Folk Art Razors Box empire brush and happy solvable two ways--one

and happy solvable two ways--one with the geometric shapes matching their backgrounds and the other creating excellent color juxtapositions

25ʺ in diameter and 4ʺ tall

it might be a good one for holding some personal grooming supplies in the bathroom or bedroom

quite a wonderful bug it is

Stars, Moon, Sun, Arrow, ?, Fabulous Antique Heavily Decorated Folk Art Razors Box empire brush and happy solvable two ways--oneOne of my favorite finds at the Rhinebeck show, purchased from a Maine based dealer who always has wonderful things. And the warm energy around this box is of a magical sort. I believe it was made as a box to hold folding straight razors, and I have a hunch it was the box of someone who delivered shaves for a living perhaps a train station barber, very common in the late 19th early 20th century, with the box feeling to me close kin to a folk art shoe